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FEATURED ARTIST

Jeffrey Philip Nelson

On May 7th, 1983, in a small suburban town of Los Angeles CA, Jeffrey Philip Nelson was named into this world. Raised by his parents, grandparents, and four sisters, Jeffrey's introduction to music was laying in the back of his parents old GMC suburban and listening to the sounds of Dave Mason, Dan Fogelberg, and Christopher Cross, the definitive folk sounds of the eighties. Although the lineage of neither father or mother had any musical background at all, Jeffrey memorized the delicious melodies he heard through these car speakers and learned what a scale was through the memorization of sound enjoyment. At his first year of piano lessons, Nelson avoided the instruction he was given, and just played what his ears told him were right. This came to be what wrote every song this artist put to paper. During his Junior year in high school, Jeffrey had a time crippling surf accident in Redondo Beach that rendered him bed ridden for three months. During this time, his father purchased him his first guitar, a parlor sized, Canadian made Larrivee acoustic. Learning all by ear, Jeffrey wrote instrumental pieces until he graduated from college in 2001. From college until today, Jeffrey has built a successful construction business with his fathers help that has become his bread and butter. With its success, Jeffrey has purchased precious studio time and recording gear that has made up his 6 records Currently Jeffrey Philip Nelson is living in Redondo Beach with his childhood crush and sweet baby girl. Spotting him live is rare because of his demanding construction schedule and his great discomfort with social media. His life consists of surfing in the morning, building all day, eating dinner, and writing music while everyone is sleeping.

SUBMIT MUSIC

We are always looking for new and fresh Indie pop and popfolk music. If you are an independent artist who would like to submit one or more tracks to
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Artist Spotlight lets you sample prime tracks by some of our most popular artists.

THE INDIE WORLD

In the world of pop and folk music, there are basically two kinds of artists. Those on the mainstream end of the spectrum
are often driven by the prospects of fame and fortune. They focus on producing those works that are calculated
to bring maximum profit and exposure.

At the other end, we find the independent artists who create their works out of a love for life and for music. These rare individuals express, in their songs, the joys of life, the trials
and tribulations of human existence and a love of the natural world, although they don't complain if a few
dollars should come their way. It is to these artists that we dedicate this website and this internet radio station.

We sincerely hope you enjoy the selections offered here, and don't hesitate to tell your friends and neighbors about the wonderful gems to be found. If you are an artist and have some works that could use some exposure, be sure to drop us a note.

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iStars broadcasts only content that is covered by a Creative Commons license, is believed to be in the public domain or is made available by special permission.
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INTRO TO INDIE ARTISTS

POP

With Ken Dardis

In each episode of this special program, host Ken Dardis introduces tracks by five select Indie Pop artists.

Daily at 5 pm Pacific Time

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